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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Spring Greeting

Last week I managed to do a few paintings in plein air. This watercolor is 6 x 9 and was painted in Westhampton. On the way home from shopping I drove through a few little towns east of me to see if anything caught my eye. When I saw the gazebo, flowers, and trees I knew this was the place to stop.

3 comments:

This is a very pretty on location painting, Joan. I've never been able to bring myself to break out the watercolours away from home. Hopeless! I have got as far as coloured pencils and I have bought portable watercolours. You're a star!

I usually have a few small watercolor blocks, and a small set of watercolors with me. The size usually depends on how much time I really have to paint. I'll do a 4 x 6 if there isn't much time. Watercolor pencils or crayons are good to use too. Both of them I can do with a waterbrush instead of carrying a supply of water. I took a plein aire class with an instructor who never carried water with him. We were painting on a dock in a harbor, and he just reached down with his container and used the water off the dock.

About Me

I have always participated in the visual arts including watercolors, drawing and sketching, pen and ink, and photography. Since retiring from teaching I have devoted much of my time to watercolors, sometimes combining them with pen and ink or collage.
Watercolor is the perfect medium to capture the beauty that surrounds us. I love to travel, and sketch and paint wherever I go. Painting, especially on location, captures the spirit and life of the subject. I hope to continue doing that for a long time to come.